Proverbs 12:14
An ish shall be filled with tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth), 1 and the recompence of the hands of adam shall be rendered unto him. 1
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Psalms 63:5Thus will I bless Thee while I live; 1 I will lift up my hands b'Shimcha (in Thy Name.) 1
Proverbs 13:2An ish shall eat tov by the fruit of his peh (mouth), 1 but the nefesh of the bogedim (unfaithful ones, traitors) shall eat chamas. 1
Proverbs 15:23An ish hath simchah in the apt reply of his peh (mouth), 1 and a timely davar, mah tov (how good!) 1
Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the tzaddik, that it shall be tov with him; 1 for they shall eat the p'ri of their deeds. 1
Jeremiah 21:14But I will visit you in punishment according to the p'ri (fruit) of your deeds, saith Hashem; 1 and I will kindle an eish in the ya'ar (forest) thereof, 1 and it shall devour all things round about it.
Matthew 16:27For the Bar Enosh + 16:27 Moshiach is about to come in the kavod of his Av with his malachim and will then recompense every man according to his ma'asim.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:14
Truth and Falsehood. 13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. See here, 1. The wicked entangling themselves in trouble by their folly, when God in justice leaves them to themselves. They are often snared by the transgression of their lips and their throats are cut with their own tongues. By speaking evil of dignities they expose themselves to public justice; by giving ill language they become obnoxious to private resentments, are sued for defamation, and… Read the whole commentary →